Don't have the "before" pics.
Took several heat, PB and hammer on the muffler clap sessions, but the core/inlet pipes finally separated .
the packing will give you an idea of how crusty this was inside.
everything's pretty well cleaned up, slip fit is good.
still have some final hammer an dolly work to do on the tail end, i have to make sure this is truly round and the core doesn't lock in too tight when it's inserted to the correct depth. I have it pretty close at the moment.
Core is going to get the remaining press nuts removed, washers welded in at all the holes, then stainless nuts tacked to those. That way if i have to knock the core loose through the pipe, it won't tear the nuts through. core's ring is pretty thinned out and pitted. Disc installation time will see a second stainless nut used to lock it up good and keep the discs from getting loose. (common with these I'm told)
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